Israel continues its military assault in Gaza where the Palestinian death toll is now about 41,000. Meanwhile, the prospect for a ceasefire deal may have dimmed considerably after the bodies of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas were recovered over the weekend. 

Joining the discussion:  

• Dan Arbell is a veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service and currently a scholar in residence at the Center for Israeli Studies at American University. 
• Khalil Jahshan is Executive Director of the Arab Center in Washington, D.C.   
• Nabeel Khoury is former U.S. Diplomat is now a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Arab Center in Washington, D.C.   
• Edmund Ghareeb is a Middle East scholar and analyst.